AEW wrestler Andy Williams dies at 48 after collapsing during match
Andy Williams, a former AEW wrestler also called “The Butcher,” died Saturday at age 48 after collapsing during a tag team match in Pennsylvania.
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TMZ was the first to report that the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed Williams died after having a medical emergency at Mr. Small’s Theater in Millvale, Pennsylvania.
Enjoy Wrestling said on social media that Williams collapsed at the end of his match.
“Our doctors on staff tended to him immediately, administering CPR until the ambulance arrived,” the statement said.
Williams was part of All-Elite Wrestling (AEW) and wrestled with his longtime tag team partner, “The Blade,” Jesse Guilmette. He was also in a heavy metal band called “Every Time I Die.”
